Archive for November, 2012

— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Cassandra Clare, “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” takes young Clary Fray (Lily Collins) on an adventure of self-discovery as she is introduced to a world that one has only heard of in fair[...]

— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Rarely do I fall in love with a film, but “Silver Linings Playbook” had me at “Excelsior,” a word Bradley Cooper’s character, Pat, chants as his mantra. We first meet Pat right as his apprehensive mother, Dolores (Jacki Weaver), picks him up from a psy[...]

— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — In “Now You See Me,” Henley (Isla Fisher), Merrit Osbourne (Woody Harrelson), Michael Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jack (Dave Franco) are “The Four Horsemen,” a group of the world’s greatest illusionists who give a new meaning to stealing fr[...]

— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Arnold Schwarzenegger is back! Sure, we saw him in “Expendables 2,” but “The Last Stand” is his movie and he is the Sheriff. I have been following the development of this film. Word on the street is that it features great car chases and some e[...]

— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With the release date nearing for “Jack Reacher,” Paramount Pictures has released two new TV spots for the movie. There isn’t much the the way of new footage in each of the spots, but we do get to see Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) telling Helen Rod[...]

— by ADAM DALE — It is apparent by the number of films being made about the man that the legend and the lore of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, is as strong and powerful as ever. We have already seen the man fight the undead in the ridiculous but fun “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunt[...]

— by BEV QUESTAD — The official Russian entry for the 85th Academy Award competition for best foreign language film is not quite what you’d expect – yet then again, in the country producing Dostoevsky’s anguished “Crime and Punishment,” Chekov’s depressing “Ward Number 6”[...]

— by ADAM POYNTER — I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Stephenie Meyers second book-to-film adaptation’s first full-length trailer is being released the same week “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” — the conclusion to the Twilight movie franchise — opens i[...]

— by SEAN GERSKI — As time has gone by, I have often tried to figure out which TV show is the greatest of all time and there are plenty of contenders (both dramas and comedies). But when the topic of my favorite show comes up, there is really only one choice: “Friends.” Not many [&he[...]

— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I was already imaging in my mind how my introduction to this review for “Skyfall” would run even before watching the movie. I am a longtime Bond fan, and after watching the trailers for the film, and reading about its enormous success abroad, I pretty muc[...]

Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie are the latest stars to sign on for the new LEGO feature film adventure, currently in production. The four will join Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Morgan Freeman in voicing characters for the upcoming original 3D animated film,[...]

— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Since so many movies are being post-converted into 3D, it comes as no surprise that some classic movies such as “Titanic,” “Star Wars” (all of them), “The Wizard of Oz,” “Independence Day” and now “Jurassic Park” are getting this special treatment[...]

— by BEV QUESTAD — With rustling corn tassels, warbling bird songs, skies rippled with pinks and iridescent blues, and sometimes just the calm silence of a meandering light breeze, John Helde has interspersed this look at the family farm life with tender respect. Set to the folksy fiddle[...]

— by ADAM POYNTER — We have seen our fair share of animated films about aliens over the years. Some have been incredibly successful, like 2009’s “Monsters vs Aliens” by DreamWorks Animation, while last year’s “Mars Needs Moms” flopped at the box office. So what makes one anim[...]